Saddle girth



July 24, 1928.

J. wlEsENFELD SADDLE GIRTH Filed Nov. 18, 1926 M l m m GU01 new PatentedJuly 24, 1928.

UNITEDSTATES PATENT. OFFICE. t

JOSEPH WIESENFELD, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND; HATTIE M. \VIESENFELD EXECU-TRIX OF SAID JOSEPH WIESENFELD, DECEASED.

SADDLE GIRTH.

Application filed November 18, 1926. Serial No. 149,058.

This invention relates to improvements in the structure of saddlegirths,whereby the girth is provided with an elastic-portion and a protectingsheath for said portion. It is well known that in saddling horses, thehorse will sometimes distend his body while the girth is being applied,and then relax his body, leaving the girth loose. To compensate for thisoccurrence, the saddle girth of my invention is made with an elasticstrip at one end which will stretch if the horse expands his body, andcontract afterwards, leaving the girth close fitting. As the elasticstrip would soon deteriorate and lose its elasticity if exposed to theweather and to the perspiration from the horses body, I provide aleather sheath I which enclosesv this strip, this sheath being securedto the outer end of the elastic strip and extending telescopically overthe adjacent end of the leather band which forms the body of the girth,so that with the stretching and relaxing of the elastic strip the sheathmay adjust itself along the band.

In the accompanying drawing,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a girth provided with my improvements,the sheath for the elastic strip being shown partly opened;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the outer side of the end of the girth havingthe elastic strip;

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2; and,

Fig. 5 is a similar section, on a larger scale, than that in Fig. 4.

Referring to the drawing, a represents a leather band composing the mainportion of the girth, and Z) indicates a strip of elastic fabric,attached to one end of the leather band. This strip is protected by aleather sheath 0, which is secured to the free end of the strip andextends around the strip and over the adjacent end of the band a. Thesheath is not secured to the band, but is slidable telescopically uponit so that it may lie smoothl against the band and slide thereon when heelastic strip is stretched and relaxed.

Referring more in detail tothe structure, the leather band ais foldedlongitudinally into three folds, (5,0 and a and the elastic fabric issecured between the folds a and a The elastic strip comprises a part 6,having its side edges 1 turned inwardly, and a similar part 19 havingits side edges 2 turned inwardly, and these parts and their inwardlyturned ends are stitched together and to the folds of the leather bandby rows of stitches 3 and 4-. Thus, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, theelastic strip has four folds at its sides stitched together and to theleather band. The elastic band is therefore very strong and has a strongconnection with the leather.

The sheath 0, composed of a piece of pliable leather, is folded aroundthe elastic strip and the edges of the sheath are stitched together, asshown at 5. The sheath extends slightly beyond the end of the elasticstrip, so as to entirely enclose the latter. Straps 6 are doubled overthe end of the strip and secured to the elastic strip and to the sheathand carry buckles 7 for attachment to the saddle straps. As shown, eachstrap 6 has one end 6 on the inner side of the girth, arranged beneaththe sheath, and the other end 6", 011 the outerside of the girth,extending over the sheath, and these two ends are stitched togetherthrough the four folds of the elastic fabric, making a strong connectionbetween the straps and the fabric. The opposite end of the girth has.buckles 8 secured thereto by straps 9.

It will be evident from the foregoing protect the elastic strip from theweather and from the of the horse.

hat I claim is: V A. saddle girth comprising a longitudinally'foldedleather band, a strip of elastic perspiration from the body materialsecured at one of its ends to one the end of the strip and secured tothe end of said band and between the folds strip and sheath, one end ofeach strap, at thereof, a sheath of pliable material coverthe inner sideof the girth, being enclosed 10 ing said strip and secured to its freeend, by the sheath.

said sheath extending over the adjacent end In testimony whereof Ihereunto afiix portion of the band and being slidable my signature.thereon, and buckle straps doubled over JOSEPH XVIESENFELD.

